Thanks to Caterson Media for pictures!

 Friday the 13th served as a landmark day for the Raleigh Redhawks.  The Redhawks started out their inaugural season with an away game at the  Highlanders. The new squad took some lumps early in the first half, after
starting off the season with a very difficult game against an experienced  Highlanders team. As a brand new high school team, it would have been easy to  fold under the pressure exerted in the first half, but the team came together
and fought hard in the second half.

The score will illustrate a lopsided loss, and will serve as a starting block for our marathon. To the credit of the Redhawks players, they went out and played hard against the odds and they slowly began to show improvement with each passing minute. With almost half of the lineup consisting of players in their first season of rugby, it was a slow learning process, but progress is being made!!

The Highlanders opened up the scoring quickly against the inexperienced Redhawks which set up a handful of scores late in the first half to pull out a convincing lead.  The Redhawks did not give up their fight.  They rallied in the
second half and there were periods of play in which they showed potential of what can be accomplished with
experience.

Riding a little bit of momentum, the team put several phases of play together in the second half to test the Highlander’s defense.  Of note the lineouts and scrums were evenly matched throughout the game.  A few notable player mentions.  Christian Cubero and Jonah Faneuf, where the forward and back most  valuable players respectively in the game for the Redhawks.  Both played complete games, with a few strong runs and were also solid in defense. The coaches would also like to thank the new players that slotted into positions that they were not accustomed too and really stepped up in the second half.  
 
It was a tough game, but many lessons were learned. The Redhawks showed growth throughout the game and take some optimism into the next game in which we host the Charlotte Tigers on Saturday February 21st, at 1:00 pm on Method Rd. 

The coaches will spend time in the coming weeks working on the players' tackling, rucking and positioning skills and are certain with this group of athletes; we will see significant progress in the games ahead.

Landmark day for the Raleigh Redhawks!  The  team fields its first official league game for Raleigh Redhawks High School  team.  Good luck tonight against  the Highlanders! Match will kick off at 7:30 pm away at 501 Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill.

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Raleigh, N.C. February 1st 2015 – On behalf of North Raleigh Youth Rugby Association organization, I am pleased to announce the Raleigh Red Hawks has secured sponsorship from Vincent’s for the upcoming 2015 season.  Vincent’s is a returning sponsor has donated $2000 to the Red Hawks program over the last 5 years!  Their donation benefits our teams and will cover costs of USA rugby registrations as well as Jerseys.   

About Vincents

Vincent’s is located at 6300 Creedmoor Rd Ra...leigh.  Vincenzo Barresi, founded the company, on a very simple idea: to make the finest food possible - nothing less. There'd be no compromising of quality in the nature of efficiency; there'd be no short cuts; there'd be no ingredients that were 'almost as good' and if it cost more to produce food of this caliber, so be it. The world has changed since then. Restaurants have learned that people will accept less. So, they are content to offer less. But Vincent’s have not changed. Vincent’s also is available for catering and may be contacted at www.vincents.com

Committed to Community

They are active supporters in the community including supporting sporting teams, fundraisers and educational programs.  

About Raleigh Redhawks

The North Raleigh Youth Rugby Association (NRYRA) is a non-profit rugby association, servicing the North Raleigh and Raleigh Community! We offer instructional Rugby to boys and girls from preschool age through High School.
The coaches, managers, and board of directors consist of dedicated parent volunteers whose goal is to develop rugby players and ensure that the kids have FUN in the sport of Rugby.